Let your light so
shine before men,
that they
may see
your good works,
and glorify
your Father
which is in heaven.
But
I say unto you,
That whosoever
is angry
with his brother
without a cause
shall be
in danger
of the judgment:
and whosoever
shall say
to his brother,
Raca,
shall be
in danger
of the council:
but whosoever
shall say,
Thou fool,
shall be
in danger of hell fire.
Therefore if
thou bring
thy gift
to the altar,
and there rememberest
that thy brother
hath ought
against thee;
Leave
there thy gift
before the altar,
and go thy way;
first be reconciled
to thy brother,
and
then come
and offer
thy gift.
Ye have heard
that it
was said
by them
of old time,
Thou
shalt not commit
adultery:
But
I say unto you,
That whosoever looketh
on a woman
to lust after her
hath committed adultery
with her
already in his heart.
And
if thy
right
eye
offend thee,
pluck it out,
and cast it
from thee:
for it
is profitable
for thee that one
of thy members
should perish,
and
not
that thy whole body
should be cast
into hell.
And
if thy
right hand
offend thee,
cut it off,
and cast it
from thee:
for it
is profitable
for thee that one
of thy members
should perish,
and
not
that thy whole body
should be cast
into hell.
It hath been said,
Whosoever
shall put away
his wife,
let him
give
her a writing
of divorcement:
But
I say unto you,
That whosoever
shall put away
his wife,
saving for the cause of fornication,
causeth her
to commit adultery:
and whosoever
shall marry
her that is divorced
committeth adultery.
Again,
ye have heard
that it
hath been said
by them
of old time,
Thou
shalt not forswear
thyself,
but shalt perform
unto the Lord thine oaths:
But
I say unto you,
Swear not at all;
neither by heaven;
for it
is God's throne:
Nor by the earth;
for it
is his footstool:
neither by Jerusalem;
for it
is the city
of the great King.
Neither shalt thou
swear by thy head,
because
thou canst
not make one hair
white
or black.
But let
your communication be,
Yea,
yea;
Nay,
nay:
for whatsoever is more than
these cometh of evil.
Ye have heard
that it
hath been said,
An eye
for an eye,
and a tooth
for a tooth:
But
I say unto you,
That ye
resist not evil:
but whosoever
shall smite
thee on thy
right cheek,
turn
to him the other also.
And
if any man
will sue thee
at the law,
and take away
thy coat,
let him
have
thy cloak also.
And whosoever
shall compel thee to go
a mile,
go with him twain.
Give
to him
that asketh thee,
and from him that
would borrow
of thee
turn not thou away.
Ye have heard
that it
hath been said,
Thou
shalt love
thy neighbour,
and hate
thine enemy.
But
I say unto you,
Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you,
do good
to them that hate you,
and pray for them
which despitefully use you,
and persecute you;
That ye
may be the children
of your Father
which is in heaven:
for he
maketh his sun
to rise
on the evil
and on the good,
and sendeth
rain on the just
and on the unjust.
For if
ye love them which love you,
what reward
have ye?
do not even the publicans
the same?
And
if ye
salute
your brethren only,
what do
ye more than others?
do not even the publicans so?
Be ye
therefore perfect,
even as
your Father
which is in heaven
is perfect.
Take heed that
ye do not
your alms
before men,
to be seen of them:
otherwise
ye have
no reward
of your Father
which is in heaven.
Therefore when
thou doest thine alms,
do not sound a trumpet
before thee,
as the hypocrites
do in the synagogues
and in the streets,
that they
may have glory of men.
Verily
I say unto you,
They
have
their reward.
But
when
thou doest alms,
let not
thy left hand
know what
thy right hand doeth:
That thine alms
may be in secret:
and thy Father
which seeth in secret
himself
shall reward
thee openly.
But thou,
when
thou prayest,
enter into thy closet,
and
when
thou hast shut
thy door,
pray to thy Father
which is in secret;
and thy Father
which seeth in secret
shall reward
thee openly.
But when ye pray,
use
not vain repetitions,
as the heathen do:
for they
think
that they
shall be heard
for their much speaking.
Be not
ye therefore like
unto them:
for your Father
knoweth
what things
ye have need of,
before ye
ask him.
Moreover when
ye fast,
be not,
as the hypocrites,
of a sad countenance:
for they
disfigure
their faces,
that they
may appear
unto men
to fast.
Verily
I say unto you,
They
have
their reward.
But thou,
when
thou fastest,
anoint thine head,
and wash
thy face;
That thou
appear not
unto men to fast,
but unto thy Father
which is in secret:
and thy Father,
which seeth in secret,
shall reward
thee openly.
Lay not up
for yourselves
treasures
upon earth,
where moth
and rust
doth corrupt,
and where
thieves
break
through and steal:
But lay up
for yourselves treasures
in heaven,
where neither moth nor
rust
doth corrupt,
and
where thieves
do not break
through nor steal:
For where
your treasure is,
there will
your heart be also.
The light
of the body
is the eye:
if therefore
thine eye
be single,
thy whole body
shall be
full of light.
But if thine
eye
be evil,
thy whole body
shall be
full of darkness.
If therefore
the light
that is in thee
be darkness,
how great
is that darkness!
No man
can serve
two masters:
for either
he will hate
the one,
and love
the other;
or else
he will hold
to the one,
and despise
the other.
Ye cannot serve God
and mammon.
Therefore I
say
unto you,
Take no
thought
for your life,
what
ye shall eat,
or what
ye shall drink;
nor
yet for your body,
what
ye shall put on.
Is not
the life more than meat,
and the body
than raiment?
Therefore take
no thought,
saying,
What
shall
we eat?
or,
What
shall
we drink?
or,
Wherewithal
shall we be clothed?
(For
after all
these things
do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father
knoweth that
ye have
need
of all these things.
But seek
ye first
the kingdom
of God,
and his righteousness;
and all these things
shall be added
unto you.
Take
therefore no
thought
for the morrow:
for the morrow
shall take
thought
for the things
of itself.
Sufficient
unto the day
is
the evil thereof.
Judge not,
that ye
be not judged.
For with what judgment
ye judge,
ye shall be judged:
and with what
measure
ye mete,
it shall be measured
to you again.
And
why beholdest
thou the mote
that is
in thy brother's eye,
but considerest not
the beam
that is
in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou
say to thy brother,
Let me
pull
out the mote
out of thine eye;
and,
behold,
a beam
is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite,
first cast
out the beam
out of thine own eye;
and
then shalt thou
see clearly
to cast
out the mote
out of thy brother's eye.
Give not
that which
is holy
unto the dogs,
neither cast
ye your pearls
before swine,
lest
they trample them
under their feet,
and turn again
and rend you.
Ask,
and it
shall be given you;
seek,
and
ye shall find;
knock,
and it
shall be opened
unto you:
For every one
that asketh receiveth;
and he
that seeketh findeth;
and to him
that
knocketh
it shall be opened.
Or what man
is there of you,
whom
if his son
ask bread,
will
he give him
a stone?
Or if
he ask a fish,
will
he give him
a serpent?
If ye then,
being evil,
know how
to give good gifts
unto your children,
how much more
shall
your Father
which is in heaven
give good things
to them that ask him?
Therefore all things
whatsoever
ye would
that men
should do to you,
do ye
even so to them:
for this
is the law
and the prophets.
Enter
ye in
at the strait gate:
for wide
is the gate,
and broad
is the way,
that leadeth to destruction,
and many
there be
which go in thereat:
Because strait
is the gate,
and narrow
is the way,
which leadeth unto life,
and few
there be that find it.
Beware
of false prophets,
which come to you
in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly
they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them
by their fruits.
Do men
gather grapes
of thorns,
or figs
of thistles?
Even so every good tree
bringeth forth good fruit;
but a corrupt
tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree
cannot bring forth
evil fruit,
neither can
a corrupt tree
bring forth
good fruit.
Every tree that
bringeth not
forth good fruit
is hewn down,
and cast
into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits
ye shall know them.
Not every one
that saith unto me,
Lord, Lord,
shall enter
into the kingdom
of heaven;
but he
that doeth
the will
of my Father
which is in heaven.
Many will say to me
in that day,
Lord, Lord,
have
we not prophesied
in thy name?
and in thy
name
have cast
out devils?
and in thy
name done many wonderful works?
And
then will
I profess unto them,
I never knew you:
depart from me,
ye that work iniquity.
Therefore whosoever
heareth these sayings
of mine,
and doeth them,
I will liken him
unto a wise man,
which built
his house
upon a rock:
And the rain descended,
and the floods came,
and the winds blew,
and beat
upon that house;
and it
fell not:
for it
was founded
upon a rock.
And every one
that heareth
these sayings
of mine,
and doeth them not,
shall be likened
unto a foolish man,
which built
his house
upon the sand:
And the rain descended,
and the floods came,
and the winds blew,
and beat
upon that house;
and it fell:
and great
was the fall of it.
And it
came
to pass,
when Jesus
had ended
these sayings,
the people
were astonished
at his doctrine:
For he
taught them
as one
having authority,
and
not as the scribes.
Then said Jesus
unto his disciples,
If any man
will come
after me,
let him
deny himself,
and take up
his cross,
and follow me.
Wherefore
if thy hand
or thy
foot
offend thee,
cut them off,
and cast them
from thee:
it is
better
for thee
to enter
into life halt
or maimed,
rather than having two hands
or two feet
to be cast
into everlasting fire.
And if thine
eye
offend thee,
pluck it out,
and cast it
from thee:
it is
better for thee
to enter
into life
with one eye,
rather than having
two eyes
to be cast
into hell fire.
Take heed that
ye despise not one
of these little ones;
for I
say unto you,
That in heaven
their angels
do always behold the face
of my Father
which is in heaven.
Moreover if thy brother
shall trespass
against thee,
go and tell him
his fault
between thee
and him alone:
if he
shall hear thee,
thou hast gained
thy brother.
But
if he
will not hear thee,
then take
with thee one
or two more,
that in the mouth
of two
or three witnesses every word
may be established.
And
if he
shall neglect
to hear them,
tell it
unto the church:
but
if he
neglect
to hear the church,
let him
be unto thee
as an heathen man
and a publican.
Then came Peter
to him,
and said,
Lord,
how oft
shall
my brother
sin against me,
and
I forgive him?
till seven times?
Jesus
saith unto him,
I say not
unto thee,
Until seven times:
but,
Until seventy times seven.
And,
behold,
one came
and
said unto him,
Good Master,
what good thing
shall
I do,
that I
may have
eternal life?
And
he said unto him,
Why callest
thou me good?
there is none good
but one,
that is,
God:
but
if thou
wilt enter
into life,
keep the commandments.
He saith unto him,
Which?
Jesus said,
Thou
shalt do
no murder,
Thou
shalt not commit
adultery,
Thou shalt not steal,
Thou
shalt not bear
false witness,
Honour
thy father
and thy mother:
and,
Thou
shalt love
thy neighbour
as thyself.
But Jesus
called them unto him,
and said,
Ye know
that the princes
of the Gentiles exercise dominion
over them,
and they
that are great
exercise authority
upon them.
But it
shall not be so
among you:
but whosoever
will be great
among you,
let him
be your minister;
And whosoever
will be chief
among you,
let him
be your servant:
Even as the Son
of man
came not
to be ministered unto,
but to minister,
and
to give his life
a ransom
for many.
They say unto him,
Caesar's.
Then saith
he unto them,
Render
therefore unto Caesar
the things
which are Caesar's;
and unto God
the things
that are God's.
But
when the Pharisees
had heard
that he
had put
the Sadducees
to silence,
they were gathered together.
Then one of them,
which was a lawyer,
asked him
a question,
tempting him,
and saying,
Master,
which is
the great commandment
in the law?
Jesus
said unto him,
Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God
with all thy heart,
and
with all thy soul,
and
with all thy mind.
This is the first
and great commandment.
And the second
is like unto it,
Thou
shalt love
thy neighbour
as thyself.
On these
two commandments
hang all the law
and the prophets.
Watch therefore:
for ye
know not
what
hour your Lord
doth come.
But know this,
that if the goodman
of the house
had known in what
watch
the thief
would come,
he would have watched,
and would not have suffered
his house
to be broken up.
Therefore be
ye also ready:
for in such
an hour as ye
think not the Son
of man cometh.
Who
then is a
faithful
and wise servant,
whom
his lord
hath made ruler
over his household,
to give them meat
in due season?
Blessed is that servant,
whom his lord
when
he cometh
shall find so doing.
Verily
I say unto you,
That he
shall make him ruler
over all his goods.
But and
if that evil servant
shall say
in his heart,
My lord
delayeth his coming;
And shall begin
to smite
his fellowservants,
and to eat and drink
with the drunken;
The lord
of that servant
shall come in a day
when
he looketh
not for him,
and in an hour
that
he is not aware of,
And shall cut him asunder,
and appoint him
his portion
with the hypocrites:
there shall be weeping
and gnashing
of teeth.
Then shall
the King
say
unto them on his right hand,
Come,
ye blessed
of my Father,
inherit
the kingdom prepared
for you
from the foundation
of the world:
For I
was an hungred,
and
ye gave me meat:
I was thirsty,
and
ye gave me drink:
I was a stranger,
and
ye took me in:
Naked,
and
ye clothed me:
I was sick,
and
ye visited me:
I was in prison,
and
ye came unto me.
Then shall
the righteous
answer him,
saying,
Lord,
when saw
we thee
an hungred,
and fed thee?
or thirsty,
and gave thee drink?
When saw
we thee
a stranger,
and took thee in?
or naked,
and clothed thee?
Or when
saw
we thee sick,
or in prison,
and came
unto thee?
And the King
shall answer
and
say unto them,
Verily I
say unto you,
Inasmuch as
ye have done it
unto one
of the least
of these my brethren,
ye have done it
unto me.
Then shall
he say also
unto them
on the left hand,
Depart from me,
ye cursed,
into everlasting fire,
prepared
for the devil
and his angels:
For I
was an hungred,
and
ye gave me no meat:
I was thirsty,
and ye
gave me
no drink:
I was a stranger,
and
ye took me not in:
naked,
and
ye clothed me not:
sick,
and in prison,
and
ye visited me not.
Then shall
they also answer him,
saying,
Lord,
when saw
we thee
an hungred,
or athirst,
or a stranger,
or naked,
or sick,
or in prison,
and did not minister
unto thee?
Then shall
he answer them,
saying,
Verily I
say unto you,
Inasmuch as
ye did it
not to one
of the least
of these,
ye did it not to me.
And these
shall go away
into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous
into life eternal.
And he
called
unto him the twelve,
and began to send
them forth
by two and two;
and gave them
power
over unclean spirits;
And commanded them that
they should take nothing
for their journey,
save a staff only;
no scrip,
no bread,
no money
in their purse:
But be shod
with sandals;
and not put on
two coats.
And
he said unto them,
In what
place soever ye
enter
into an house,
there abide
till ye
depart
from that place.
And whosoever
shall not receive you,
nor hear you,
when ye
depart thence,
shake
off the dust
under your feet
for a testimony
against them.
Verily
I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable
for Sodom
and Gomorrha
in the day
of judgment,
than
for that city.
And he sat down,
and called
the twelve,
and
saith unto them,
If any man
desire
to be first,
the same
shall be
last of all,
and servant
of all.
And John
answered him,
saying,
Master,
we saw one
casting
out devils
in thy name,
and
he followeth not us:
and
we forbad him,
because
he followeth not us.
But Jesus said,
Forbid him not:
for there is
no man which
shall do a miracle
in my name,
that can lightly speak
evil of me.
And whosoever
shall offend
one of these
little ones that
believe in me,
it is
better for him that
a millstone
were hanged
about his neck,
and
he were cast
into the sea.
And
if thy hand
offend thee,
cut it off:
it is
better for thee
to enter
into life maimed,
than having two hands
to go into hell,
into the fire
that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire
is not quenched.
And
if thy
foot
offend thee,
cut it off:
it is
better for thee
to enter
halt into life,
than having two feet
to be cast
into hell,
into the fire
that never shall be quenched:
Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire
is not quenched.
And if thine
eye
offend thee,
pluck it out:
it is
better for thee
to enter
into the kingdom
of God
with one eye,
than
having
two eyes
to be cast
into hell fire:
Where their worm dieth not,
and the fire
is not quenched.
For every one
shall be salted
with fire,
and every
sacrifice
shall be salted
with salt.
Salt is good:
but
if the salt
have lost
his saltness,
wherewith will
ye season it?
Have salt
in yourselves,
and have peace one
with another.
What
therefore God
hath joined together,
let not man
put asunder.
And in the house
his disciples
asked him again
of the same matter.
And
he saith unto them,
Whosoever
shall put away
his wife,
and marry
another,
committeth adultery
against her.
And
if a woman
shall put away
her husband,
and be married
to another,
she committeth adultery.
And
when
he was gone forth
into the way,
there came
one running,
and kneeled
to him,
and asked him,
Good Master,
what shall
I do
that I
may inherit
eternal life?
And Jesus
said unto him,
Why callest
thou me good?
there is none good
but one,
that is,
God.
Thou knowest
the commandments,
Do not commit adultery,
Do not kill,
Do not steal,
Do not bear
false witness,
Defraud not,
Honour thy
father
and mother.
And he
answered
and
said unto him,
Master,
all these
have
I observed
from my youth.
Then Jesus beholding him
loved him,
and
said unto him,
One thing
thou lackest:
go thy way,
sell whatsoever
thou hast,
and give
to the poor,
and
thou shalt have
treasure
in heaven:
and come,
take up the cross,
and follow me.
And he
was sad
at that saying,
and went away grieved:
for he
had great possessions.
And Jesus answering
saith unto them,
Have faith
in God.
And Jesus
answering
said unto them,
Render to Caesar
the things
that are Caesar's,
and
to God the things
that are God's.
And
they
marvelled at him.
Take
ye heed,
watch and pray:
for ye
know not
when the time is.
For the Son
of Man
is as a man
taking a far journey,
who left
his house,
and gave authority
to his servants,
and to every man
his work,
and commanded
the porter
to watch.
Watch ye
therefore:
for ye
know not
when
the master
of the house cometh,
at even,
or at midnight,
or at the cockcrowing,
or in the morning:
Lest coming suddenly
he find
you sleeping.
And
what
I say unto you
I say unto all,
Watch.
But
I say unto you
which hear,
Love your enemies,
do good
to them which hate you,
Bless them that curse you,
and pray for them
which despitefully use you.
And unto him that
smiteth
thee on the one cheek
offer also
the other;
and him
that
taketh away
thy cloak
forbid not
to take thy
coat also.
Give
to every man
that asketh of thee;
and of him that
taketh away
thy goods
ask them
not again.
And as ye
would
that men
should do to you,
do ye
also to them likewise.
For if
ye love them which love you,
what thank
have ye?
for sinners
also love
those that love them.
And
if ye
do good
to them
which do good
to you,
what thank
have ye?
for sinners
also do even
the same.
And
if ye
lend
to them
of whom
ye hope
to receive,
what thank
have ye?
for sinners
also lend
to sinners,
to receive
as much again.
But love
ye your enemies,
and do good,
and lend,
hoping
for nothing again;
and your reward
shall be great,
and
ye shall be the children
of the Highest:
for he
is kind
unto the unthankful
and to the evil.
Be ye therefore merciful,
as your Father
also is merciful.
And
he said unto him,
Thou hast answered right:
this do,
and
thou shalt live.
But he,
willing
to justify himself,
said unto Jesus,
And
who is my neighbour?
And Jesus answering said,
A certain man
went down
from Jerusalem
to Jericho,
and fell
among thieves,
which stripped him
of his raiment,
and wounded him,
and departed,
leaving him half dead.
And by chance
there came
down a certain priest
that way:
and
when he
saw him,
he passed by
on the other side.
And likewise a Levite,
when
he was at the place,
came
and
looked on him,
and passed by
on the other side.
But a certain Samaritan,
as he journeyed,
came
where he was:
and
when he
saw him,
he had compassion
on him,
And went to him,
and bound
up his wounds,
pouring in oil
and wine,
and set him
on his own beast,
and brought him
to an inn,
and took care of him.
And on the morrow
when he departed,
he took out two pence,
and gave them
to the host,
and
said unto him,
Take care of him;
and whatsoever
thou spendest more,
when
I come again,
I will repay thee.
Which now of these three,
thinkest thou,
was neighbour
unto him
that fell
among the thieves?
And he said,
He that
shewed mercy
on him.
Then said Jesus
unto him, Go,
and do
thou likewise.
And
he said unto them,
Take heed,
and beware
of covetousness:
for a man's life
consisteth not
in the abundance
of the things
which he possesseth.
Judge
not according to the appearance,
but judge
righteous judgment.
A new commandment
I give unto you,
That ye
love one
another;
as I
have loved you,
that ye
also love one
another.
By this
shall all men
know
that ye
are my disciples,
if ye
have love one
to another.
Believe me
that I
am in the Father,
and the Father in me:
or else
believe me
for the very works' sake.
If ye
love me,
keep my commandments.
Every branch
in me that
beareth not
fruit
he taketh away:
and every branch
that beareth fruit,
he purgeth it,
that it
may bring forth
more fruit.
Abide in me,
and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit
of itself,
except it
abide in
the vine;
no more
can ye,
except ye
abide in me.
I am the vine,
ye are the branches:
He that abideth in me,
and
I in him,
the same
bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye
can do nothing.
If ye
abide in me,
and my words
abide in you,
ye shall ask
what ye will,
and it
shall be done
unto you.
Herein is
my Father glorified,
that ye
bear much fruit;
so shall
ye be
my disciples.
As the Father
hath loved me,
so have
I loved you:
continue ye in my love.
If ye
keep my commandments,
ye shall abide in
my love;
even as
I have kept
my Father's commandments,
and abide in
his love.
These things
have
I spoken
unto you,
that my joy
might remain
in you,
and
that your joy
might be full.
This is my commandment,
That ye
love one
another,
as I
have loved you.
Ye are my friends,
if ye
do whatsoever
I command you.
These things
I command you,
that ye
love one
another.
Remember the word
that I
said
unto you,
The servant
is not greater than
his lord.
If they
have persecuted me,
they will also persecute you;
if they
have kept
my saying,
they will keep yours also.
But all these things
will
they do unto you
for my name's sake,
because
they
know not him that
sent me.
If I
had not come
and
spoken unto them,
they had not had sin:
but now
they
have
no cloak
for their sin.
He that
hateth me
hateth
my Father also.
If I
had not done
among them the works
which none other man did,
they had not had sin:
but now have
they both seen
and hated both me
and my Father.